Locked On Pirates - Daily Podcast On The Pittsburgh Pirates

Host Ethan Smith is here on Friday to discuss all things Pirates! On today's show, Ethan talks about the fight of the Pirates despite the series finale loss to the LA Dodgers, discussing why a series win over LA was very important. Also, the Pirates welcome the Twins to town, a team very comparable to the Pirates as currently constructed. Finally, although it may not feel like it, Pittsburgh is fully involved in what is a wild NL W...

Wednesday night was an action-packed evening for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and host Ethan Smith is unpacking everything from the wild evening we saw yesterday. 

Paul Skenes pitched his first night game and first game versus the LA Dodgers on Wednesday, with a good chunk of the attention on his matchup with Shohei Ohtani. Ethan discusses Skenes' start, why the Skenes v Ohtani matchup is great for baseball and more surrounding his five ...

Jared Jones bounced back in a massive way on Tuesday, shutting out the LA Dodgers for six innings and helping secure a 1-0 victory for the Pirates. Host Ethan Smith discusses Jones start versus LA, all the happenings in his start and why his in-game adjustments continue to work for him. 

Speaking of the one run, Jack Suwinski is back with the big league roster and homered over the Clemente Wall. Meanwhile, Henry Davis and Liover Peg...

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Host Ethan Smith is back for the Tuesday, June 4 edition of Locked On Pirates, discussing the upcoming three-game series versus the LA Dodgers to begin the first full week of June. Is pitching the highlight? How can the Pirates up-end one of baseball's best teams? Keys to victory? And more

Also, Henry Davis received the call to come back to the big league roster after spending a month in the minor leagues. What a...

It's officially June and the 2024 MLB is a third of the way through. The Pittsburgh Pirates enter the month 27-32, with hope abound that they can get back to .500 or over .500 at some point. Host Ethan Smith and guest Gary Morgan discuss their thoughts on the Pittsburgh Pirates before giving the floor to all of you, the listeners, to share your thoughts on the state of team and everything surrounding our favorite team on the North ...

The month of May was action packed for the Pittsburgh Pirates, from a highly anticipated debut, to big wins on the road versus a division rival. Host Ethan Smith is here on the final day of May to recap everything we saw from Pittsburgh in the month, what went right, what went wrong and his feelings about the Pirates heading into June. 

Ethan also previews the upcoming weekend series versus the Toronto Blue Jays, highlighting pitchi...

The Pittsburgh Pirates split their double-header at Comerica Park with the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, and it was a tale of two games for the Buccos. How can Jared Jones bounce back from his first real setback? Skenes dominance continues. Offense finding a new gear with Hayes returning? All of that and so much more on today's first episode of Locked On Pirates. 

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Welcome back to Locked On Pirates everyone. 

On today's show, host Ethan Smith takes a look at the upcoming two-game set between the Pirates and Tigers at Comerica Park the next two days, highlighting pitching for both squads and offering how the Pirates can end the month of May on a high note. 

Also, Jack Suwinski and Henry Davis have both been sent down to AAA Indianapolis, so why not take a look at what each has done so far, what ...

The past week of Pirates baseball saw a ton of action, for better or for worse of course, and host Ethan Smith is here to recap all the happenings of the past week on this Memorial Day edition of Locked On Pirates. 

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Following a wild 7-6 comeback win on Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates followed up with two very frustrating losses, losses that are arguably the most frustrating of the season. Host Ethan Smith shares his thoughts on both games, even highlighting the positives somehow, while also discussing the upcoming weekend series as the Pirates welcome the Atlanta Braves. 

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Happy Wednesday and welcome back to Locked On Pirates.

On today's show, host Ethan Smith discusses the late game heroics we saw from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night, capped off by a 10th inning walk-off single from Nick Gonzales to erase a four-run deficit in the ninth inning. The Pirates got contributions from just about everyone last night, and its important that those contributions stick around.

Also, Gonzales and now Ji-h...

Welcome back on this beautiful Tuesday everyone. 

On today's episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith discusses how the Pirates can become a better team in one swift move, a move that honestly should have been made weeks ago. The crazier part? It doesn't involve anything from outside the organization just yet. 

We are also nearing the end of May, and some trends throughout the month are interesting to look at for the Pirates. W...

The Pittsburgh Pirates have something special with their starting rotation, arguably the best group of pitchers they've had in over 30 years, and urgency is paramount to build around this group, but being smart about it is just as important. All of that and more from Ethan Smith and Gary Morgan on today's episode of Locked On Pirates. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Ibotta Right now, Ibotta is offering our listeners $5 just ...

Folks, Paul Skenes is here, and he is dangerous. Host Ethan Smith goes live following Pittsburgh versus Chicago, headlined by a masterful performance for Skenes in his second start as a MLB pitcher. Ethan shares his reactions, thoughts on the performance and discusses the rest of the game on today's live edition of Locked On Pirates. 

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On today's episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith discusses the series loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, which means the Pirates have yet to win a series versus the NL Central so far this year. This stretch has also not been kind to Pittsburgh, so what can they do to put a good stretch together?

Also, Jared Jones & Paul Skenes will face the Chicago Cubs over the next two days, much like they did over the past weekend. Both star...

It's Wednesday & welcome back to Locked On Pirates.

On today's episode, host Ethan Smith discusses Connor Joe and his scorching hot bat, why he needs to be a more steady presence in the lineup everyday and what his contributions mean for the offense overall. 

Also, we've seen quite a bit of shakeup in the Pirates bullpen over the past few days, with some familiar names going out and some familiar names coming back into the fold. What...

On today's episode of Locked On Pirates, host Ethan Smith is joined by Gary Morgan to discuss a wild weekend of Pittsburgh Pirates baseball, ranging from the highly anticipated debut of Paul Skenes, Oneil Cruz heating up, the bullpen and its bad weekend, what the weekend meant for the future of Pirates baseball and so much more!

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As part of our second feature episode of the day for Paul Skenes debut, host Ethan Smith is joined by Locked On LSU host Caroline Fenton as she shares her perspective on the debut of Skenes, why he is a generational prospect, what he learned at the collegiate level that could translate to the big and so much more.

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It's Paul Skenes day, and Ethan Smit has been getting perspectives from many different sides on Skenes' debut, and on this feature, Ethan invites host of Locked On MLB and temporary host of Locked On A's Paul Francis Sullivan, Sully of course for short, to discuss the call-up, what it means for MLB, the Pirates and why Skenes could be beginning a new era of ace pitchers returning to the game. 

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